Cites the advantages of working in the office rather than working at home and telecommuting: discipline, structure, and social interaction, as well as office supplies and working equipment. Suggests that the drama of meetings and the social interactions are important parts of work life. (JOW)

Presents and discusses some ideals and some ideas that should be considered by communication programs that want to persist through hard times. (SR)

Suggests that the oppositional or adversarial stance (a "them/us" stance) has run its course in higher education and that it is time to deploy some postmodern "both/and" thinking to find a way out of the constant negativity of dissent. Encourages negotiation of a collective institutional culture and climate in which individuals can meet and talk.…

Discussion of ethics focuses on the role of human performance technology professionals in helping corporate ethicists. Highlights include definitions of ethics, morals, values, and business ethics; ethics in academia and in business; and application of the knowledge of ethics to decision-making. (Contains 18 references.) (LRW)

A survey analyzing networking and contact with colleagues received 159 of 307 responses, 73% from criminal justice practitioners and 27% from criminal justice faculty. Apparent differences in communication practices disappear when educational level and research involvement are considered. (SK)

Reviews legal issues surrounding sexual harassment and considers policy and training responses for employers. (SK)

Relationships between scientists and campus communicators are often poor because the two inhabit very different worlds. Bridging the gap depends on improving communication, which in turn can have far-reaching benefits for both. Efforts to reconcile the two worlds are essential. (MSE)

Describes the Geraldine R. Dodge Theatre Program for Teachers and Playwrights that serves New Jersey drama teachers and professional playwrights, actors, and directors. (SR)

In a geriatrics course 15 undergraduates participated in problem-based tutorials on interprofessional health-care teamwork during clinical placement. Compared with 15 controls, the experimental group showed significantly greater knowledge but no difference in perceptions of interprofessional functions. (SK)

Argues that change processes in psychotherapy can be understood more clearly by comparing them with other change-inducing social relationships. In showing how this may be done, describes different social interactions and discusses them in terms of a parsimonious set of common factors in change. Stresses the importance of the cross-fertilization of…

Examines the relationship between supervisor perceptions of their supervisory style and elements of the supervision process, including the supervisory working alliance and supervisor self-disclosure. Results demonstrate a significant positive relationship between attractive, interpersonally sensitive, and task-oriented supervisory styles and…

Focus groups of 21 recent nurse practitioner graduates revealed that, as they begin practice, they experience loss of time and privacy, changed relationships, isolation, and role ambiguity. Although they felt adequately prepared, they felt anxiety, inadequacy, and uncertainty. Mentoring and other ways to assist transition were recommended. (SK)

Examines collaborative academic authorship by addressing equity in name ordering and conventions used in crediting authorship. Suggests ways to make equal authorship visible and calls for development of collaborative academic culture and negotiation with scholarly journals and database services for recognition of equal authorship. (SK)

A loose group of individuals working on a task differs from an effective team on nine factors: clearly defined goals, priorities, roles and responsibilities, self-awareness, leadership, group dynamics, communications, content, and infrastructure. Ways to eliminate barriers and speed formation of effective teams could be based on those factors.…

Mentoring is an increasingly important function for career success. Many special groups, however, have difficulty finding a mentor. One solution is virtual mentoring--selecting and interacting with mentors on the Internet. Discusses advantages of virtual mentoring over other forms of mentoring, describes examples of Internet mentoring for various…